Buses replace trains between Edinburgh and Dundee on Sunday 13 October 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Plymouth and Edinburgh / Dundee / Aberdeen

LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen

ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glenrothes with Thornton / Leven / Perth / Dundee / Aberdeen

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Haymarket and Dundee, closing some lines.

CrossCountry:

Services between Edinburgh and Dundee will not run.

Replacement bus services will operate between Edinburgh and Dundee, calling at Haymarket, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Markinch, Ladybank, Cupar and Leuchars.

LNER:

As a result, LNER services between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen will divert between Haymarket and Dundee. Journey times will be extended by up to 20 minutes.

A replacement bus service will operate between Edinburgh, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Leuchars and Dundee.

ScotRail:

If you are travelling between Edinburgh / Haymarket and Inverkeithing, your ticket will be accepted on Edinburgh Trams to Edinburgh Gateway.

Buses then replace trains between Edinburgh Gateway and Inverkeithing calling at Dalmeny.

A mini-bus operates between North Queensferry and Inverkeithing.

A small amount of late evening buses which do not connect into Edinburgh Trams or other ScotRail services will serve Haymarket and Edinburgh.

Anyone travelling to / from South Gyle should use Edinburgh Gateway for interchange.

Train services operate as follows and may be subject to revised times:

Edinburgh - Aberdeen: Trains are diverted via Stirling and Perth. Alternative train services operate between Inverkeithing and Dundee serving stations in Fife.

Edinburgh - Dundee: Trains operate between Inverkeithing and Dundee via both Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline.

Edinburgh - Perth: Trains operate between Inverkeithing and Perth, but will now serve stations via Dunfermline and Glenrothes with Thornton.

Edinburgh - Leven: Trains operate between Inverkeithing and Leven.

Edinburgh - Glenrothes with Thornton: Revised train services operate between Inverkeithing and Dundee, calling stations via Dunfermline.

Check before you travel:

You can use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

You can plan your journey on buses / trams by using use the Traveline website

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.